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Erin (NY)
Sep 06, 2009 rated it liked it
I am very conflicted about this book. The language and the writing was very good. The descriptions are just so vivid, I felt like I was a part of the story. But the story itself, and in particular, the main character, Jessie, I just do not get. Her actions seem so completely random. She goes, sees a monk, and then 2 seconds later, she is cheating on her husband with him. What??? I felt like that part of the story was not at all realistic. Also, I just could not relate to her. The cover is beauti ...more
Kristen Iworsky
Mar 28, 2007 rated it it was ok
I'm not sure about this book. I didn't love it or hate it. It was a little blah. ...more
Stephanie
Feb 02, 2008 rated it really liked it
fun summer read!
Christina
Jun 14, 2007 rated it it was ok
Jana
Aug 17, 2007 rated it really liked it
Lauren
Nov 19, 2007 rated it did not like it
Katie
Dec 12, 2007 rated it liked it
Shelves: female-author
Jennifer
Jan 19, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction
Kate
Mar 11, 2008 rated it liked it
Julie
Mar 21, 2008 rated it really liked it
Kristen
Apr 01, 2008 rated it liked it
Lea
Apr 14, 2008 rated it it was ok
Shannon Wallner
Jul 31, 2008 rated it liked it
Sarah
Jan 03, 2009 rated it it was ok
Isabel
Jun 28, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Astrid Lim
Aug 26, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: literature, dramatic
Renate
Feb 12, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Tiffany
Jan 11, 2012 marked it as to-read
Julie Griffin
Mar 13, 2013 rated it did not like it
Dana Arbelaez
Mar 10, 2017 marked it as to-read
Jacky
Dec 28, 2020 marked it as unfinished
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